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Best Abductors exercises
A curated list of 8 movements that build the abductors. Each guide includes technique cues, common mistakes, target rep ranges, and a progression scheme that auto-adjusts based on your real lifts.
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- 8
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Seated Hip Abduction Machine
Abductors · Machine · 12–20 reps
Side-Lying Hip Abduction
Abductors · Bodyweight · 15–25 reps
Cable Hip Abduction
Abductors · Cable · 12–20 reps
Banded Clamshell
Abductors · Resistance band · 12–20 reps
Standing Cable Hip Abduction
Abductors · Cable · 12–20 reps
Banded Lateral Walk
Abductors · Resistance band · 12–20 reps
Banded Hip Abduction
Abductors · Resistance band · 15–20 reps
IT-Band & Glute Stretch
Abductors · Bodyweight · 20–45 reps
Exercise illustrations: Illustration: Tierrasverdes / wger.de (CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and re-encoded) Licence
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